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I (No Model \P. W. TILLINGHAST; BICYCLE.

No. 444,258. Patented Jan. 6, 1891-.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PARDON IV. TILLINGI'IAS'I, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BICYCLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,258, dated January6, 1891.

Application fil September 24:, 1890. Serial No. 366,026. (No model.)

T (2% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PARDON W. TILLING- HAST, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Bicycles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The objectof my invention is to provide the bicycle wit-h a convenientbrace or support, whereby the bicycle can be held to rest in an uprightposition when not in use; and my invention consists in asupporting-brace pivoted to the pedal and arranged for operation, ashereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a bicycle provided with myimprovement. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the pedal and a sideelevation of the supportingbrace. Fig. 3 represents a sectional view ofthe. pedal. Fig. 4 represents an under View of the pedal, showing amodification. Figs. 5 and 6 represent plan views of certain parts shownin Fig. 4.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the frame of the bicycle; BB, the two wheels; 0 C, the cranks, and DD the pedals.

To the under edge of the plate E, at the outer end of the pedal D, ispivoted the supporting-brace F, which may be either made in one piece,as shown in Fig. 4, or be made in two pieces, soas to be extensible, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which the part a is jointed to the plate E,and the part Z), which is made spreading at its lower end, or forked, isprovided with a slot 0 and secured to the part a by means of a bolt orscrew d, so that the part b will be made adjustable with the part a. Theplate E at the inner end of the pedal D is provided with a notch 0, intowhich the end f of the supporting-brace is made to spring and engage, asshown in Fig. 3, thus serving to hold the same in a horizontal positionat the under side of the pedal until released therefrom for use in theposition shown by the dotted lines.

I In order to provide a suitable stop to prevent the further outwardmovement of the supporting-brace or a closing movement of the same, abutton g may be pivoted to the part a at the screw h, so that when thebutton is turned upon its pivot to the position shown by the dottedlines the deflected end i of the button g will form the stop required.

Instead of the button g, the part a may be extended outwardly beyond thejoint j, as shown by the dotted line but by the employment of the buttonthe undesirable projection of the end 7.; when the brace is folded intothe notch 6 will be avoided.

A modification showing the adaptation of invention to the pedals ofbicycles already my constructed is shown in Fig. 4:, in which thesupporting-brace F is made in one piece and provided with the button g,the joint 7' being formed by means of the joint-pieces m m, which areheld between the inner side of the plate E and the end of the robbers GG by means of the screws n n, and the spring-plate O is similarly heldbetween the plate E and the adjacent end of the said rubbers, the saidspring-plate being provided with a notch e, into which the endf of thesupporting-brace is made to spring upon the movement of the said braceto a position parallel with the axis of the pedal. The lower end of thepivoted brace is made spreading or forked in order to provide anextended bearing upon the ground, and thus preventing the pedal fromturning upon the crank-pin when the weight of the bicycle is broughtupon the brace.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a bicycle, the combination, with thepedal, of a supporting-brace jointed thereto and adapted to be foldedupon the pedal, substantially as described.

In a bicycle, the combination, with the pedal, of a supporting-bracejointed thereto and adapted to be folded upon the pedal and foradjustment in length, substantially as described.

3. In a bicycle, the combination, with the pedal, of a supporting-bracejointed thereto and adapted to be folded upon the pedal and providedwith a spreading or forked end, substantially as described.

4. In a bicycle, the combination, with the pedal, of a supporting-bracejointed thereto and provided with a button which forms a stopagainstfurther outward movement when the brace is arranged for use,substantially as described.

5. In a bicycle, the combination, with the IOC pedahofthesupportirig-brace jointed thereto cat :h-sp1-ing, of the braceconnected to the 15 and provided with a button, which serves to pedal bymeans of the said joint-plates and prevent the folding movement of thebrace adapted for folding upon the pedal, substanwhen arranged for use,substantially as do tially as described.

5 scribed. 8. In a bicycle, the combination, with the 6. In a bicycle,the combination, with the pedal provided with the removably-attached 2opedal provided with the remoVably-attached I catch-spring, of thesupporting-brace jointed joint-plates, of the brace connected to the lto the pedal and adapted to be folded upon pedal by means of the saidjoint-plates and the same and held in its folded position by 10 adaptedfor folding upon the pedal, snbstanthe catch-spring, substantially asdescribed.

tially as described. PARDON W. TILLINGHAS'I.

7. In a bicycle, the combination, with the I Witnesses: pedal providedwith the removably-attached SOCRATES SCHOLFIELD,

joint-plates and the removably attached JOHN S. LYNCH.

